Israeli movies

‘Under siege’: Creators describe rising antisemitism in Hollywood

Jewish creators behind Mad Men and The Americans describe the growing antisemitism that young artists face.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
‘Mad Men’ creator Matthew Weiner at Jerusalem Sessions on Monday.
Tovah Feldshuh: My job as an actor is always to be in my character’s corner.

Tovah Feldshuh on portraying Golda Meir, rising antisemitism, and renewed relevance - interview

Tovah Feldshuh reflects on portraying Golda Meir as her filmed performance reaches Israel and global audiences amid rising antisemitism.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Lia Elalouf in Tom Nesher's Come Closer.

Tom Nesher’s Ophir Award-winning and Israeli Oscars selection, 'Come Closer,' to open in US

It also won Ophir Awards for Best Director, Best Actress (Lia Elalouf), and Best Editing (Shauly Melamed). Nesher was named one of Variety’s Directors to Watch in 2025.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
TOMER MACHLOOF, Shahar Tavoch, and Wael Hamdun in ‘Stay Forte.’

‘Stay Forte’ tells the human story behind the Gaza hostage escape - review

Stay Forte, which was made using classic prison-break movie tropes, manages to keep some suspense throughout, and the drama is not so much about what they did but how they managed to do it. 

|ByHANNAH BROWN

Director Pini Tavger on the life behind Israeli film 'More Than I Deserve' - interview

The movie won the Best Screenplay Award at the Jerusalem Film Festival and was nominated for six Ophir Awards.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN
A SCENE FROM ‘More Than I Deserve.’

Netflix to add Israeli film every week for rest of winter

These are the 16 Israeli film classics that will be added weekly for Netflix Israel users to stream.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByMAARIV ONLINE
Thondon entertainment symbol.

Israeli Cinema Day is this week: Theaters to offer NIS 10 movie tickets

A ticket for any of the selected movies in all Israeli film theaters will cost only NIS 10 on November 3.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByWALLA! CULTURE
Cinema City Jerusalem

Moscow Film Festival highlights Israeli women's works

AUGUST 7, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
A SCENE from ‘Asia.’

Israeli Embassy efforts enhance Brussels International Jewish Film Festival

JULY 10, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Jewish International Film Festival

Israeli show creators attend int'l television conference

JUNE 29, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Scene from 'Zero Hour' series

UK TV producers delegation visits Israel

JUNE 2, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Ronit Raphael and her daughter on the red carpet in Cannes Festival 

MAY 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ronit Raphael and her daughter Serra Raphael Leitsdorf

Time travel movies to see at the Jerusalem Cinematheque

The Jerusalem Cinematheque's new program, Déjà Vu, is featuring time travel movies that provide a fun escape from our 2022 reality.

FEBRUARY 1, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
CLASSICS LIKE ‘Groundhog Day’ (1992) and ‘12 Monkeys’ (1995) are part of the Déjà Vu program at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.

'Camp Confidential', a film by Israeli directors, makes Oscar shortlist

Being on the shortlist of 15 films means that an Israeli movie may become one of the five Oscar nominees in its category.

DECEMBER 22, 2021ByHANNAH BROWN
2020 Oscars statues